Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Houston have achieved sustained self-healing of a composite material. The findings promise to extend the lifetime of aircraft and ...

What are Self-Healing Materials? Self-healing materials are a class of advanced materials that have the ability to autonomously repair damage and restore their original properties without external ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. A new self-healing composite allows structures to repair themselves in place, without having to be removed from service. This latest ...

The current and potential future methods of developing self-healing materials will be discussed, and their specific applications within the automotive industry, will be explored in the following ...

A group of researchers at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have created a new self-healing gel that is as strong as glass but can stretch up to five times its length. The discovery is similar to ...

Researchers at Waseda University developed a more efficient method to create self-healing films using organosiloxane and polydimethylsiloxane layers. The process involves depositing a precursor ...

Researchers have created a self-healing composite that is tougher than materials currently used in aircraft wings, turbine blades and other applications - and can repair itself more than 1,000 times.

Spacecraft of the future may be able to detect and repair their own structural damage in orbit, a capability that could make ...

In many ways, when compared to manufactured objects, we are shockingly impermeable. We fall down, cuts and scrapes happen but unlike electronics, these accidents don’t short-circuit our entire bodies.